Storm Glass Weather Predictor, Crystal Glass Bottle Predicting Barometer, 2 in 1 Globe Shape Weather Station Cloud Forecaster, Gift for Her Family Friend in Xmas, Home & Office Table Top Decor

This is a gift so not sure if it works but it is a beautiful glass shelf or table top decor.

This is a very attractive glass pseudo-scientific piece of lab ware. If you have a collection of scientific looking glass items (Galileo thermometer, hand boiler, etc.), this will be a fine addition. The design is a bit steampunk, really fun to look at.As a piece of art, it's great. As a scientific instrument, not so much. As the product description says, using it is comparable to reading tea leaves. There are white flakes floating in a clear liquid. Depending on the weather, the pattern of the flakes is supposed to change. After letting it settle down for a couple of weeks after the trauma of being shipped, the flakes are supposed to allow you to divine the weather through the patterns seen. Maybe that works in more extreme weather, but my southern California weather trends from warm and clear to slightly less warm and clear, so I'm hard pressed to be able to see any difference. Maybe on the one rainy day we have this season it will look different. Folks in areas with actual weather may have better luck. In the meantime, it looks really cool anyway. One visual flaw is that some of the white flakes are stuck to the dry stem part of the vessel instead of being submerged in the liquid, and I cannot get them to loosen up and join their counterparts in the liquid. Not a major issue, but I wish they weren't stuck there.The instructions appear to have been translated from something other than English. Understandable without being really clear. Also, printed in 2 point type, brown on black, so bring your magnifying glass and a bright light if you want to read it. Not that the instructions will make much difference - this is for looking at, and that part is obvious.Even the storage box is attractive and well built, really cradling the glass during shipping. The quality of packaging and of the item itself are very high, making it an excellent gift, assuming the recipient is the type to enjoy unusual scientific glass as art and a conversation piece.

I love all those "old fashioned" weather prediction glasses and objects. They make fun conversation pieces with friends and kids love to see them change as they try to figure out if they are accurate or not to what is truly happening outside. I now have three different pieces - and this is my favorite. I like to watch the crystals form and fall as if they know what they are doing. Is it accurate? I haven't any idea as yet - my only problem with this globe shaped barometer is the size of the interpretation card! I would suggest to the seller to please upsize that card a but! It is smaller than a standard note card.Otherwise this is beautiful in one of the cubbies in my bookshelf. Please make sure to put it out of reach of children, and only allow them to look at it in your presence. It is very a very delicate piece made of blown glass. GREAT gift for the weather enthusiast.

Nothing has changed in the device for weeks despite different weather every day and waiting for it to settle into its environment, as recommended. Seems like a scam.

This review is for the HyperDeco Storm Glass Weather Predictor, Crystal Glass Bottle Predicting Barometer.This arrived well packed in a box that is well designed and would make a great gift. Unfortunately, the information flyer / instructions are difficult to read - it appears the information that was meant to be printed on a single sheet of paper instead has been shrunk down to print four up, meaning everything is tiny, about the fourth the size of what it needs to be for easy reading. The font is tiny and not printed at a high resolution to make up for the shrunken down size.Do you *need* instructions for this? Maybe yes, maybe no. If you're like me and you like the way it looks, and you already have an idea how pieces like this work, probably not. But if it's a gift, or you don't really know much about these, the instructions do have some important information. For example, keep the device away from heat and cooling sources, like air vents and sunny windows; let it 'settle' for a few weeks before it will be fully functional, as well as a guide for how to "read" the barometer when conditions change.As far as the design, I like it very much - I love these sorts of antique-like decor pieces and have no complaints! Everything is glass, and it adds a nice ambiance to my home. It is warm and cozy and makes for a nice conversation piece, or just a nice element to have around.Because I live in a location where it snows perhaps once every few years and we won't have storms for a few months, I won't have a chance to see much chance to test the functionality for a good while. However, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when our first storm of the spring season rolls in.

Overall, this product is pretty neat. Of course, this product does not accurately predict the weather, but what this product is is a cool ornamental decoration and conversation starter. The glass could be a bit thicker, but as long as you treat the product like any other thing made of glass, it should hold. The pattern of the crystals in the glass does change with time, temperature, and pressure so it's nice waking up each day to see what the new crystal formation is in the glass.

The idea of the storm glass is super cool so I hope it will change one day.The instructions were printed incredibly small and nearly illegible. It looks really nice, but some of the crystals have been stuck in the top most part of it since I received it, unsure if these will eventually dissolve. Per the instructions we sat it near a window for 4 weeks. We've had a lot of various weather since getting this but there has been absolutely zero change in the glass. It looks alright but it doesn't seem to work at all. Disappointed but I'm going to give it a little bit longer and will update if there is any change in the glass.

I seriously like this as it really appeals to my geeky nature. The way the crystals begin to form when weather conditions worsen is a joy to behold and actually looks as if the glass is about to shatter.The presentation case itself is very smart indeed and this will make for a wonderful gift for a friend or family member that can be difficult to find the ideal gift for.We are currently watching it like a hawk as the weather is about to turn seriously cold and frosty with snow forecast.Two things you must know regarding placement ....1. keep out of direct sunlight and although a windowsill would be the perfect place, it must be kept in the shaded part with little to no sun whatsoever.2. a must .... keep away from cats and out of reach of young children. This is glass and if it falls it more than likely will shatter.At the price point, for something this unique it represents excellent value for money and I could easily see this on a shop shelf for twice the price, maybe more.The instructions suggest leaving for a few weeks for the crystals to acclimatise to the room temperature - however, if you want to see how this works quickly .... put it in fridge for 20 minutes .... (fridge NOT FREEZER).

This fragile glass item arrived safely in a sturdy card box with fitted expanded polystyrene lining. The cutout in the polystyrene doesn't quite match the forms of the glass, so perhaps the design has changed slightly or has variations. The two parts, a tubular support with conical base and the sealed flask are rather nicely made from clear glass and fit together perfectly. There are no ugly seam or noticeable defects.The globe is partially filled with water in which salt crystals are either suspended or coat the inside of the glass. These are supposed to change in response to weather conditions, although I don't think it is meant to be a serious predictive instrument. The tiny instruction leaflet could be improved. As a decorative item, though, it works well, and makes a nice and not too expensive (£23.99) gift.

This storm globe makes a great looking ornament as it is like a glass medicine bottle on a stand and I am very pleased the way this looks on my sideboard. I did read that the crystals need one to two weeks to adapt and I could see just after one week that the crystals had changed and moved around. There is an instruction chart that I could refer to each day as this does explain the meaning of the different shapes that the crystals make and to see how the globe is predicting what the weather is going to be. This storm globe is definitely a different way of forecasting the weather and I do think it would make an excellent gift as this also comes in a good quality box.

I feel like i’m the only one not getting this ‘weather predictor’ and apologies to the supplier for the low score… but i don’t understand it. It’s done nothing and been the same since i got it, with the vast majority of crystals lying lifeless on the bottom of the glass globe and a few floating on the top. Apart from a few top ones sinking, its done nothing.I don’t think it looks attractive or interesting, in fact currently, with just a few crystals floating, it looks ugly, like a bowl full of dusty water. Two stars rather than one as i am impressed they can make and ship something so delicate, but honestly, for enjoyment factor, it’s a zero.